Disclaimer: This piece is written assuming the Twins don’t completely implode and somehow manage to lose the division. If that happens, this piece will self destruct and I promise to make a sacrifice adequate to the Baseball Gods to atone for my transgressions.
So now that the paperwork is out of the way, here’s the good news: If the season had ended Sunday, the Minnesota Twins would be the American League Central Division champions. The bad news? The Minnesota Twins would open the playoffs against the New York Yankees.
In recent memory, the Twins have not had great luck against the Yankees in the postseason.